Winter Garden

Chef Mikel Anthony

Chef Mikel Anthony plating Winter Garden

INGREDIENTS

  • Baby Purple carrots
  • Baby white carrots
  • Baby yellow carrots
  • Baby turnip
  • Easter egg radish
  • Breakfast radish
  • Arugula
  • Garlic
  • Basil
  • Olive oil
  • Togarashi
  • Thyme
  • Peach vinegar
  • Garlic
  • Toasted walnuts
  • Black garlic
  • Kewpie mayo
  • Quail eggs (yolk)
  • Micro celery

METHOD

  1. Blanch and reserve carrots
  2. Cut carrots in various shapes and sizes (halved lengthwise, quartered, shaved, lengthwise in 3rds, bias, oblique, etc)
  3. Cut Turnips and radish in various shapes and sizes and reserve.
  4. Blanch arugula
  5. In a blender purée arugula, basil, 1 garlic clove with a touch of water and oil til the texture of cut grass finish with vinegar and salt and reserve
  6. Blend mayo with black garlic for aioli (about 3-4 bulbs to 1pint mayo) reserve in squeeze bottle
  7. Sauté carrots with 2 cloves of garlic and a few sprigs of thyme. Season with salt, pepper, and togarashi.
  8. Toss turnips and radishes in peach vinegar, season
  9. Plate dish with yolk, walnuts, micro celery, and black garlic

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